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actually, i did not vote for obama in 2008 and i won't this time either moondog Send a noteboard - 17/03/2012 01:02:09 PM
Romney also has a reputation for being a relatively honest person with a true understanding of finance, business and economics. He has turned around numerous businesses that were in trouble and he cleaned up the Salt Lake City OIympics after the corruption that was exposed there. He has enough understanding of the issues to balance the budget and hopefully rein in the ballooning entitlement spending. It doesn't matter if he put in RomneyCare as long as he gets rid of ObamaCare.

Ultimately, the fact that he's "not Obama" and doesn't have excessive baggage (like Santorum's social positions) may be all he needs to win. Most independents realize that the Democrats have no political will to cut spending, particularly on the entitlement programs that will eventually bankrupt the nation. Furthermore, Obama does nothing but talk, and talk, and talk. The fact that since his ObamaCare debacle he hasn't gotten much passed doesn't make people feel more comfortable, though, because every time he opens his mouth he essentially says "more government regulation, more programs, more spending" and then we all hold our breath and wait to see if the terrible legislation actually makes it through Congress.


i have voted 3rd party for president since 1996 because i feel like there needs to be more than 1.5 parties controlling the government. the democrats and republicans are too similar in most regards, especially at the national level, and i'd like to see someone with a different set of financial backers make it to washington one day. there is far too much incest at the national level for my taste.

back to obama, i honestly don't think he's done much less than he promised when he ran the first time. in fact, he hasn't lived up to a couple of the promises he made i was hoping for: closing gitmo and changing the way washington does business. of course, that last one was always a pipe dream, because there is no way the people in congress will give anything up willingly without some kind of revolt that is never going to happen. one of my major problems with candidate obama in 2008 was his insistence that the US has the right to strike inside pakistan whether they like it or not if it means we can get a strike on an enemy of the state. and while it's probably ultimately a good thing that OBL is dead, i'm not sure violating another country's sovereignty is necessarily a great precedent to set. yes, pakistan was stonewalling us, but i like to think that we should have a foreign policy that doesn't rely on doing things that could be turned around on us some day.

for romney, i just don't see how he could possibly make things better for the economy no matter what his success in business. the federal government is not a corporation no matter how much republicans believe it can be run like one. i find romney to be symbolic of one of the major problems in america when it comes to taxes and the inequality between the bottom and the top. and at the end of the day, it's still incredibly difficult to defeat an incumbent that is not widely disliked. i just don't see obama having enough people against him for romney to win the election, which is why this election is still shaping up to be a repeat of 2004 in my mind.
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can *any* republican pose a challenge to obama in november? - 14/03/2012 04:06:59 AM 1177 Views
Yes, absolutely..... - 14/03/2012 04:12:30 AM 630 Views
"anybody but obama" is not a winning strategy - 14/03/2012 02:28:23 PM 608 Views
It can definitely work.....don't compare 2012 to 2004. - 14/03/2012 02:44:39 PM 477 Views
this is why it will be 2004 all over again if romney is nominated - 16/03/2012 02:22:26 PM 514 Views
It sure as Hell is, as long as the candidate is moderate - 14/03/2012 03:04:10 PM 722 Views
Did you vote for Obama in 2008? - 14/03/2012 03:47:55 PM 479 Views
Yes I did. If Romney is the candidate, I will vote Romney this year. *NM* - 14/03/2012 08:39:41 PM 328 Views
Second me on that. *NM* - 15/03/2012 09:25:39 PM 247 Views
Strongly qualifying your statement really weakens the "anyone". *NM* - 14/03/2012 10:14:45 PM 344 Views
The statement "anyone but Obama" can be a rallying cry, but only for the right candidates. - 16/03/2012 01:47:48 AM 631 Views
somehow i don't see romney having much credibility versus obama - 16/03/2012 02:16:32 PM 515 Views
Spoken like a true Obama partisan - 16/03/2012 04:18:21 PM 528 Views
actually, i did not vote for obama in 2008 and i won't this time either - 17/03/2012 01:02:09 PM 558 Views
It's actually not about credibility. - 16/03/2012 09:57:41 PM 587 Views
Re: It's actually not about credibility. - 17/03/2012 01:10:52 PM 904 Views
I love that "Gas Costs More!" is the current rallying cry. - 14/03/2012 10:13:04 PM 510 Views
Sure, if Israel hits Iran and Obama looks weak. - 14/03/2012 04:56:23 AM 630 Views
i think iran/israel is probably the biggest issue at the moment - 14/03/2012 02:25:29 PM 635 Views
I would put serious money on an Israeli attack before the election. - 14/03/2012 02:56:55 PM 631 Views
"if netanyahu is smart" is a hell of a qualifier - 16/03/2012 02:28:55 PM 561 Views
FL and/or OH and VA. - 14/03/2012 04:55:04 PM 718 Views
Yes, Romney. - 14/03/2012 10:59:26 AM 624 Views
I know that I would consider voting for Romney - 14/03/2012 01:05:47 PM 605 Views
If you will pardon an impertinent question: Why? - 14/03/2012 03:26:01 PM 585 Views
The answer to the question is yes. *NM* - 14/03/2012 02:24:51 PM 412 Views
I was thinking no, and here's my rationale: - 14/03/2012 03:41:21 PM 545 Views
Romney doesn't have to "steal" people away..... - 14/03/2012 03:48:00 PM 545 Views
Isn't that a pretty tenuous strategy? - 14/03/2012 04:49:42 PM 578 Views
Much as it pains me to agree with trzaska, he is absolutely right in this case. - 14/03/2012 04:21:43 PM 755 Views
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I need a shower.... - 14/03/2012 05:05:51 PM 674 Views
Interesting. So you guys are basically saying I'm right, but it might not matter - 14/03/2012 04:53:48 PM 616 Views
Yes and no - 14/03/2012 06:23:47 PM 734 Views
Conservative cookies nomz. But I think you missed my main point... - 14/03/2012 07:02:10 PM 586 Views
Conservative cookies nomz. But I think you missed my main point... - 14/03/2012 07:09:24 PM 502 Views
And the cookies are not a lie... at last night's meeting, we had Thin Mints - 15/03/2012 09:51:30 PM 617 Views
Yeah, I just meant perception - 16/03/2012 02:39:30 AM 617 Views
Re: Yeah, I just meant perception - 16/03/2012 03:32:07 AM 536 Views
Maybe I am - 16/03/2012 11:57:04 PM 564 Views
I'm not sure "hole" is really the word for it... - 15/03/2012 10:46:58 PM 513 Views
One day Republicans and internet trolls alike will learn not to say weird shit to people like me. - 15/03/2012 12:30:17 AM 690 Views
This is quite a good post and I can offer further evidence - 15/03/2012 12:37:13 AM 544 Views
I like this post. - 15/03/2012 08:40:07 PM 563 Views
I don't mean to disrespect your seal, but it looks more like a cat. *NM* - 15/03/2012 08:52:26 PM 216 Views
This made me laugh way more than it should have *NM* - 15/03/2012 09:07:08 PM 236 Views
me too *NM* - 15/03/2012 11:58:52 PM 219 Views
Couple notes - 15/03/2012 09:29:23 PM 497 Views
Yeah... - 15/03/2012 09:49:14 PM 526 Views
I like that logo better - 15/03/2012 09:57:39 PM 477 Views
Depends on the state of the economy - 15/03/2012 08:52:32 PM 522 Views

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